Category: Tutorials

Here is a quick way to organize your SmugMug galleries using Lightroom.

After reviewing a few images from Photoshop World, I came across an image that I liked but I noticed I cut off the head of the guitar. Using Photoshop’s content aware fill and a layer mask, I was able to fix the image. It always helps when you have more than one image to work [...]

A few weeks ago I shot at the Viera Wetlands here, near Melbourne Florida (I’ll have a post on the shoot this weekend). Thanks to a buddy of mine, Robert Wicker, he spotted a few baby Limpkins.  They were only about 5 inches tall. As I started to edit the photos, I experimented with cropping [...]

It’s always cheaper to print standard sizes; 8×10, 11×14 and 16×20, 24×36. When an image doesn’t fit one of these dimensions, the trade off is cropping or paying extra for a custom print and frame. Proper planing can fix this dilemma. Cropping It’s always best to fill your camera frame with as much of the [...]

I’m a big fan of Larry Becker’s blog. I love his ability to observe a simple situation and then, with his unique writing style, make a lesson out of it.  Recently, he wrote a post called “Dissecting the Work of Others“. In his article, he suggests three reasons to try recreating someone’s style. It reminded [...]

Objective: Create a painting effect using textures. Skills taught: Layer mask, Layer blend mode Video Level : Beginner to Intermediate For more tips on textures, Click here to visit Stuck In Customs.

Objective: Using a combination of software and plugins, we will address common issues when we have to edit a really bad photograph. Skills taught: Cropping, color cast, sharping, cloning, noise reduction and artistic interpretation. Video Type Available : Novice to Advance-Speed Clinic and Beginner- In-depth (coming soon) It all starts in the camera While in [...]

First let me explain my inspiration for this post. I will be attending a special NAPP Safari with two great Photoshop World instructors, Moose Peterson and Joe McNally. I can’t tell you where we will be shooting, but I can say it falls in the line with street photography. So the project is STREET PHOTOGRAPHY [...]

Metal Mural reproduce high quality images on metal in a modular design, perfect for reproducing art, portraits, wedding photos and more on a durable, scratch resistant metal. I have created a simple video helping you prepare your files for print. I have also included a few templates you can download to help you see how [...]

A quick way to show two images side by side for a before and after view. As an added bonus, a simple way to create an animated GIF inside Photoshop. Skills taught: increase canvas size drag an image in place using Shift key as you click with the mouse and drag use of Photoshop’s animated [...]